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Southwest begins probe into fatal engine explosion

Southwest begins probe into fatal engine explosion

Air investigators in the United States say a crack inside a jet engine caused Tuesday's fatal accident on a Southwest Airlines flight.

Shrapnel - after it broke up - smashed a window, causing a woman passenger to be partially sucked out of the plane, who later died.

US airline regulators will issue an order for similar engines to be inspected in the next six months.

Al Jazeera's Alan Fisher reports.

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